The following message was posted on Soil's official forum:

"Well we hope all are having a wicked summer, we are knee deep in writing new music for the next album so no shows for awhile sorry!! But we wanted to give all the junkies some stuff to tide you all over soo here is the new re launched my space Soil site. We added a rare b side from the "True Self" session. The track 'Burn My Words' is a demo version that Mr A J Cavalier did the mix. So download it free. Also Tue aug 14th an old cd of ours by the name of Throttle Junkies is coming back out with a few rare tracks from that era so check your fave stores for that!!!"

You can download 'Burn My Words' at this location.

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Source:	soil.informe.com
Band profile:	SOiL

The track 'Convictions And Contradictions' from Norway's classical/progressive metal supergroup Winds' upcoming album "Prominence And Demise" (out September 4th, 2007 on The End Records), has been posted at the official The End Records MySpace.com site.

In update about the mp3 and the band, keyboardist Andy Winter says, "We are now only 3 weeks away from the release date of our new album "Prominence And Demise" and with that in mind, we think it is a suitable time to post one of the new songs on the web for everyone to hear. The new track is called 'Convictions And Contradictions'. All the tracks on the new record are distinctly different from one another and this track definitely contains some unique contributions from everyone in the band. It's also what we in the band refer to as the 'duet' song, as it features synchronized vocals from Agnete (M. Kirkevaag; Madder Mortem) and Lars. In other news, we will be re-launching our official website at www.winds.ws on September 4th to coincide with the release date of the new album. I will be heading to The End's offices in New York in a couple of weeks to do some promotion for the new record. Finally the moment is almost here for the new record to be unleashed! "

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Source:	theendrecords.com
Band profile:	Winds

As indicate on the official band website and MySpace page, with the engagement of bass player Manuel Walther (instructor: PR Music Factory; guitarist: Purple Haze) and drummer Alex Landenburg (Annihilator tour drummer; Philosophobia; Broken Grace etc.), Olaf Lenk has once again formed a powerful line-up, making 2007's At Vance more powerful than ever!

At Vance released its new album, "VII", on June 29 via AFM Records. The group's seventh effort marks the debut of new singer Rick Altzi (production and mixing of Olaf Lenk and the mastering of Mika Jussila, Finnvox studios, Helsinki)

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	At Vance

The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Brian Benoit has posted a lengthy statement on the band's MySpace page explaining the circumstances that have forced him to take a leave of absence from the group. You can find that statement here.

The band has also finished the recordings of a new studio album. A studio update by the band can be found here.

More details are expected soon.

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Source:	profile.myspace.com
Band profile:	The Dillinger Escape Plan

A brand new track 'Lycanthropic Tales' from Limbonic Art upcoming album entitled "Legacy Of Evil", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page at this location.
"Legacy Of Evil" wil be released on September 27 via Nocturnal Art Productions

Here's the "Legacy Of evil" tracklisting again:

01. A Cosmic Funeral Of Memories
02. A Void Of Lifeless Dreams
03. Grace By Torments
04. Infernal Phantom Kingdom
05. Legacy Of Evil
06. Lycanthropic Tales
07. Nebulous Dawn
08. Seven Doors Of Death
09. Twilight Omen
10. Unleashed From Hell

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Limbonic Art

Firewind mainman Gus G. has just issued the following statement on the band's website:

"Dear all, Here's the latest news and facts. It seems that 2007 has been quite an adventurous year for our singer Apollo. He's currently having some problems back home and needs to take the next few months off. As our touring schedule is quite heavy, we will continue with a replacement and give him the time he needs to get back smoothly.

The German vocalist Henning Basse (Metalium) will step in from now on and complete all the 2007 tourdates with us. Henning has helped us already in the past on some shows on our last European tour with Angra. He really kicks ass on stage and is a great singer and performer, as well as a great guy. We're grateful to have him on board once again and you'll be surprised by how hard this guy rocks!

All our upcoming shows will go on as scheduled and announced - no Firewind shows will be cancelled! See you on the road soon!".

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Source:	firewind.gr
Band profile:	Firewind

The following update was posted on Avatar's official website:

"We've got title and release date set for the new album! Make a mark in your calender on October 24th. The album, which will be named "Schlacht", will be out in all over Europe simultainiously and it will be packed with one hour of kick ass multimedia junk, such as live clips and interviews! Large parts of Europe will be able to see us on the road in the beginning of next year with the almighty Obituary and Holy Moses. We're working on the Swedish dates at the moment, so be patient. This album will be something for the history books, I tell ya! I guess you're not really allowed to get these kinds of goose bumps from your own music, but WE DO!!! Can't wait to show you, but I will! Cheeeeeeeers!"

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Source:	avatar.net
Band profile:	Avatar

The following message was posted on the Metal Mind website:

"Metal Mind Productions is proud to present a veritable treat for fans of melodic heavy-metal: legendary Blaze Bayley (ex-Wolfsbane, ex-Iron Maiden) on his first live DVD - "Alive in Poland"! Recorded during the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival in Katowice (Poland), the footage documents a fantastic, over 1,5 hour show during which he presented the best tracks taken from Blaze's discography as well as selected tracks of his previous band - Iron Maiden ('Man on the Edge', 'Futureal'). This energetic performance was one of the highlights of the festival. The DVD also includes many great bonus features such as an interview with Blaze Bayley, an interview with all members of Blaze's band (featuring footage filmed during their visit to Poland) and more. The title is also available in a limited edition - including a CD with songs recorded at the concert!."

DVD tracklisting: (cover here)
01. Intro
02. Speed Of Light
03. The Brave
04. Futureal
05. Alive
06. Tough As Steel
07. Man On The Edge
08. Virus
09. Ten Seconds
10. Two Worlds Collide
11. Look For The Truth
12. Kill And Destroy
13. Silicon Messiah
14. Tenth Dimension
15. Sign Of The Cross
16. Born As A Stranger

Bonus video:
"Hollowhead" video clip

CD1
1. Intro
2. Speed Of Light
3. The Brave
4. Futureal
5. Alive
6. Tough As Steel
7. Man On The Edge
8. Virus
9. Ten Seconds

CD2
1. Two Worlds Collide
2. Look For The Truth
3. Kill And Destroy
4. Silicon Messiah
5. Tenth Dimension
6. Sign Of The Cross
7. Born As A Stranger

Also includes:
- Photo gallery
- Biography
- Discography
- Desktop images
- Weblinks
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Release date: 30.07.2007
Release date USA: 08/28/2007
Label: Metal Mind Records

A video preview for the track "Alive" is available at the following locations:
www.myspace.com/metalmindproductions (in the video section)
MetalMindPoland YouTube

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Source:	metalmind.com.pl
Band profile:	Blaze Bayley

The following message was posted on Eldritch's official website:

"Due to personal problems and to other different point of views, Eldritch decided to replace the drummer Dave Simone with the young and talented Raffahell Dridge. This is another important loss in the band's history, but sometimes it's necessary to take different roads. Dave is still a brother and the band will never forget what he's done for Eldritch in these last 7 years and 4 albums! We all wish him all the best for his future carreer. More news will follow in the next months..."

Source:	eldritchweb.com
Band profile:	Eldritch

Hate Eternal is proud to announce the newest member to its family, Shaune Kelley, joining the band as the second guitarist.

Leader Erik Rutan comments on the official band's website:

"Shaune and I played together in for Ripping Corpse for over 5 years before my involvement in Morbid Angel and Hate Eternal, and have been friends for over 20 years. I am totally ecstatic to have Shaune in the band and recreate a guitar team that always connected on all fronts. Shaune's contribution to the new record will be tremendous as well as touring that will follow. It will be the first time Hate Eternal will actually be a four piece live band, due to other situations never working out.

Rehearsals have been amazing jamming with Alex, Jade, and Shaune for the last couple of months at Mana Studios. The new songs are finished and sounding awesome! We have spent much more time on the preparation of this new album on all fronts compared to our past releases and the results have provided a much more focused and deeper layered results (more solos, yes!). We start recording the drums on August 21st and then following through, finishing by mid October for an early 2008 Metal Blade release."

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Source:	hateeternal.com
Band profile:	Hate Eternal

As posted on The End Records' website:

"The End Records has set a North American release date of October 2nd, 2007 for the upcoming album "Shadows Of The Sun" from Norway's Ulver.
The album serves as the follow-up to 2004's "Blood Inside", the critically-acclaimed album that showcased the band's vibrant musical progression masterfully scripted amongst their unique vision, style and sound.
To view a large version of the "Shadows Of The Sun" artwork, go here."

In regards to the direction of the new album, the band recently posted on their official site: "Many of you have been waiting for sound, and we are sorry for the silence. We needed to be alone, without the hustle and bustle of the living. We are uncomfortable with the world, the industry and our place. We have been working, sluggishly, well aware we could end up with nothing. Nonetheless we believe we have succeeded in giving our fears some kind of form. We feel it is our most personal record to date. Low-key, dark, and tragic. As we are."

"Shadows Of The Sun" tracklisting:

01. Eos
02. All The Love
03. Like Music
04. Vigil
05. Shadows Of The Sun
06. Let The Children Go
07. Solitude
08. Funebrae
09. What Happened?

For more info on Ulver go to this location.

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Source:	theendrecords.com
Band profile:	Ulver

The following message was posted on Astral Doors's official website:

"As you can see here, the new cover for our upcoming album "New Revelation" is done. It was created by the Germany company Killustrations (cover here).
We've uploaded one full song and 2 samples for you to check out of "New Revelation". The full song is the title-track. We're very curious to hear your opinion on it, so feel free to leave us a comment in the guestbook or on our new forum (which should be online within the next few days)." (You can find these samples on a jukebox by clicking here).

"New Revelation" tracklisting:

01. New Revelation
02. Freedom War
03. Pentecostal Bound
04. Bastard Son
05. Waiting For The Master
06. Planet Earth
07. Quisling
08. Cold War Survivor
09. The Gates Of Light
10. Shores Of Solitude
11. Mercenary Man
12. Lament Of The East (bonus track Japan)
13. 21st Century Medieval (bonus track Japan) *

Europe / USA: Locomotive Music, September 2007
Japan: King Records, October 2007

Recorded at: Big Turn Studio and at The Darkside, Borlange, Sweden
Mixed at: Abyss Studios, Sweden by Peter Tägtgren & Astral Doors
Mastered at: Tailormaid Productions by Peter In De Betou
Produced by: Astral Doors
* Mixed by Martin Haglund at The Darkside
Artwork: www.killustrations.com
Layout by: Claus Jensen

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Source:	astraldoors.com
Band profile:	Astral Doors

The following message was posted on Enslaved's official website:

"Enslaved said they would be back with a new European tour in the fall of 2007, and they stick to their word. 12 exclusive European shows have been officially added to the busy autumn schedule:

16th Oct 2007: Paris - Locomotive (FR)
17th Oct 2007: Lyon - CCO Villeurbanne (FR)
18th Oct 2007: Belfort - Poudrière (FR)
19th Oct 2007: Niort - Camji (FR)
20th Oct 2007: Rennes - Ubu (FR)
21st Oct 2007: London - Mean Fiddler (UK)
22nd Oct 2007: UK - TBA
23rd Oct 2007: Mezz, Breda (NL)
24th Oct 2007: Biebob, Vosselaar (B)
25th Oct 2007: Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
26th Oct 2007: Munich - Backstage (DE) (w/ Secrets Of The Moon)
27th Oct 2007: Saarbrücken - Roxy (DE)

Support act(s) for the tour will be announced shortly, Secrets Of The Moon is already confirmed for Munich, Germany on Friday October 26th.

Conclusion: If you want to get something done, do it yourself - see you there!

PS: First few songs have materialized themselves for the coming Enslaved album.. Stay tuned for more news on that in the near future!"

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Source:	enslaved.no
Band profile:	Enslaved
Event:	Enslaved: European Tour

The following message was posted on Earache's website:

"August 27th sees the long-awaited release of "Enter The Grave" from upcoming Yorkshire thrashers Evile. To mark the release of their debut the band are giving away an exclusive red 7 inch with all pre-orders from the Earache webstore, along with a free Evile poster. Click here to see a picture of the red 7 inch vinyl. The vinyl is Limited Edition, with only 1,000 copies available and features two unreleased demo tracks entitled 'Darkness Shall Bring Death' and 'Sacrificial'. The 7 inch will also be available with 'Enter The Grave' from selected independent retailers. To see a list of these stores, click here.

Mixed by the legendary Flemming Rassmusen (Metallica) at the Sweet Silence studios, "Enter The Grave" is enveloped with intrigue and looks set to put no-nonsense thrash metal back on the map. Hear three advance tracks from the album at www.myspace.com/evileuk.

Pre-order the album from the Earache webstore here."

Evile will be showcasing their metallic thrash sound at an instore show at Manchester's Virgin Megastore on the day of release, August 27th.
You can also catch Evile on the road this Autumn on the following dates:

01 Sep - The Tavern - Wigan
02 Sep - The Attic - Manchester
06 Sep - The Engine Rooms - Brighton
08 Sep - Bar Monsta - London
09 Sep - The Junction - Bristol
15 Sep - All Day Thrash - The Irish Club - Birmingham
16 Sep - The Junction - York
20 Sep - Joseph's Well - Leeds
21 Sep - The Waterfront - Arbroath
27 Sep - Junktion 7 - Nottingham
28 Sep - The Rigger - Newcastle Under Lyme
03 Oct - The Twist - Colchester

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Source:	earache.com
Band profile:	Evile
Event:	Evile: UK Tour

Killswitch Engage's video for the cover of the Dio classic 'Holy Diver' has been posted on MySpace at this location.
The clip was shot in the Calistoga, California area the weekend of June 16-17 with director Brian Thompson.

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Source:	killswitchengage.com
Band profile:	Killswitch Engage